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Extended discourse in Japanese learners of English: From the perspective of oral and written narratives

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K00789
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionMeikai University

Principal Investigator

Nakamura Keiko  明海大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (20449044)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Keywordsoral narratives / written narratives / discourse / language learning / Japanese students / English learners / referential structure / evaluative language / oral narrative / written narrative / spoken discourse / written discourse / extended discourse / Japanese learners / elicited narratives / biliteracy / English
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research study examined the acquisition of extended discourse skills in Japanese learners of English by focusing on oral and written narratives. Elicited narratives were collected from Japanese university students who are studying English and compared with narratives gathered from Japanese and English native speakers. The results showed some language-specific tendencies in the use of narrative strategies (e.g., evaluative expressions, referential structure, motion expressions) and some learners showed transfer of narrative strategies from Japanese to English. Use of narrative strategies also varied according to the proficiency level of the students. Furthermore, the results suggest that use of oral and written narratives in the foreign language classroom may be an effective way to develop extended spoken and written discourse skills.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、談話スキルに焦点を当てることによって、語彙、発音、文法などに重点を置いてきた日本の英語学習研究のギャップを多少埋めたことである。口語と文語のナラティブ(物語)を分析することによって、日本人の英語学習者がどのように物語をつくるかを検証した。
社会的意義について言えば、物語は口語(会話など)と文語(作文など)の重要な要素であり、楽しい活動である。小さな子供も外国語を学ぶ生徒たちも物語を創作する意欲を持っている。言語特有の違いなどに着目し、外国語の授業でナラティブ・アクティビティを活用することは、生徒が能動的にスピーキングやライティングのスキルをさらに向上させるのに役立つ。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Open Access: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Oral/Literate Continuum and Interpersonal Involvement: L1 and L2 Oral and Written Narratives in English and Japanese2024

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Educational Studies

      Volume: 66 Pages: 121-129

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The expression of motion events in Japanese L1 narratives: A developmental approach2023

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Educational Studies

      Volume: 65 Pages: 87-95

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Motion events in English and Japanese narratives: An analysis of L1 and L2 motion expressions2022

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      明海大学 外国語学部論集

      Volume: 34 Pages: 47-61

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Referential strategies in narratives by Japanese learners of English: Referent introduction, referent maintenance, and referent re-introduction2022

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Educational Studies

      Volume: 64 Pages: 135-144

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Writing Process of Japanese EFL Learners: An Introspective Approach2021

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      明海大学 外国語学部論集

      Volume: 33 Pages: 71-87

    • NAID

      40022574881

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Evaluative language in Japanese and English narrative discourse: From the perspective of L1 and L22019

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      The 21st Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for the Language Sciences Conference Handbook

      Volume: 21 Pages: 59-62

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Reading in the ELT Classroom: Implementing an Extensive Reading Program2019

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      明海大学大学院応用言語学研究科紀要 応用言語学研究

      Volume: 21

    • NAID

      40021929777

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Using English Loanwords in Japanese for Vocabulary Acquisition: Strategies for English Language Learners2019

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      明海大学 外国語学部論集

      Volume: 31

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Expression of motion events in oral narratives by Japanese-English bilinguals2023

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      14th International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB14)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Spoken and written L1 and L2 narratives: A cross-modal approach2023

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      18th International Pragmatics Conference (IPRA2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Expressions of motion in narratives of Japanese learners of English2022

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The expression of motion events in English and Japanese narratives: L1 & L2 perspectives2021

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pragmatics of referential strategies in Japanese and English narratives: L1, L2, and bilingual narratives2021

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      17th International Pragmatics Conference (IPRA2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Telling a "good" story in a foreign language: Referential strategies in L2 narratives by Japanese learners of English2021

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      The 21st Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Challenges of Biliteracy: An Analysis of Written Narratives by Japanese-English Bilingual Youths2020

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      Bilingualism as a First Language (Bil1 2020)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The expression of motion events in English and Japanese narratives: L1 and L2 perspectives2020

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      International Association for the Study of Child Language
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Affect and evaluation in Japanese and English narrative discourse2019

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      The 16th International Pragmatics Conference (IPRA2019, Hong Kong)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Evaluative language in Japanese & English narrative discourse: From the perspective of L1 and L22019

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      The 21st Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The expression of motion events in Japanese and English narratives: A developmental approach2019

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (ICLC15)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Codeswitching in electronic discourse: Syntactic, pragmatic, and orthographic perspectives2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Nakamura
    • Organizer
      The 18th Research Roundtable for Bilingualism as a First Language (BiL1)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Keiko Nakamura (ResearchMap)

    • URL

      https://researchmap.jp/kei-nakamura83/

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Keiko Nakamura (ResearchGate Profile)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Keiko Nakamura (ResearchGate Profile)

    • URL

      https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keiko_Nakamura4

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report 2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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